I'm Freaking Out .

Hi there. I just wanted to tell you that I have a friend who has this and has three boys. She has been overweight all her life and still got pregnant with her boys. I'm not sure if there would be any difference between your diagnosis and hers, but I wanted to tell you about a positive outcome. Good Luck with everything!

Hi! I have PCOS and have a 20 month old daughter and am pregnant with our second child. I needed to see an RE (reproductive endocrinologist) for help with both pregnancies-clomid and IUI's worked for us. Don't give up hope! Good luck!

I answered you on your other request.
Short answer is yes you can have a baby and have PCOS.
Go check out my answer. I am too lazy to type it again!! LOL

~C.

I am sorry to hear about your PCOS diagnosis. A very close friend of mine has this. They tried to treat her with diabetic drugs and thyroid medications.....this is where her problem stemmed. Unfortunately this did not help her to concieve naturally. She decided to go through IVF and got pregnant with twins on the first try! She had a mostly uncomplicated pregnancy.....her girls are 4 months old now! Try not to worry too much, you will get your baby!

I was diagnosed with PCOS six months before I got pregnant with my second child. The only thing I really did was take Metformin for the PCOS and it wasn't until the day I conceived my daughter that I found out one of the side effects of that drug is increased fertility!

The only real issue you might have to worry about is your milk supply once you actually have a baby. Some women have little to no milk while others have no issue. I had more milk than a dairy farm with my oldest and practically nothing with my youngest.

The most important thing to remember is not focus on not being pregnant, but think about how great it'll be once you are. Usually when a woman tries too hard to get pregnant, she has the most difficulty conceiving. For me, all it took was a couple of bottles of wine both times...lol! Hope this helps and good luck!

Just make sure you are ready to have multiple babies. That happens alot when taking fertility drugs.

A., I have PCOS myself and have 2 children of my own. Keep on the track you are on. Stay current with your doctor. Ask him to do bloodwork on you and check your glucose levels and your testosterone levels in your blood. Those will definately hinder weight loss and the ability to carry a child. I take a supplement called Glucose health and it really helps me out. You can find it here http://mluchini.qhealthbeauty.com search for it through here. If you need help finding it let me know. That's how I started selling these products. There are several supplements that can help you. Always check with your doctor first though. Go all natural and avoid caffeine and those diet drinks. They have a lot of chemicals in them that your body surely doesn't need right now. Read labels and avoid anything "partially hydrogenated" because that is basically lard. You don't need things that are broken down or altered from their natural state. Believe it or not, whole milk is the best thing for you. Just keep an eye on portion sizes and you'll be fine as long as you eat from all the food groups each day.
Good luck to you!
M.
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My friend who has PCOS just got pregnant 12 weeks ago & everything is going well. She had additional issues as well. After abdominal surgery (I'm not sure what for) and fertility drugs for a few months, she got pregnant. (And she's 30). Follow your doctor's advice & you should be fine. Especially if you've already had one baby.

Hi A.! I wanted to respond, even though I am by no means an expert on this, I have read a little bit about POS, and my sister was told she has it. First, I would encourage you NOT to blame yourself. But at the same time, recognize that, like most other "syndromes" (doctors love to tell people they have a syndrome, and it sounds so horrible!), there are usually lifestyle changes that can be made, to either alleviate or end the symptoms. I applaud you for quitting smoking - that is NOT easy! My sister did the same thing and I am so proud of her. She also cut out soda and all artificial sweeteners, and started drinking organic milk, etc. (fewer hormones, etc).

It sounds funny, but if you have never read the South Beach Diet book, I recommend reading it - it is really interesting and talks about women with POS who have cut out refined carbohydrates and conceived shortly after. It's worth a try! Just look online to find out as much as you can about it and start making those little changes in diet and lifestyle - it can't hurt, because those are things we all should be doing anyway. I wish you the best, and keep us posted on what happens!
Love, M.

Hello
I have been in your shoes!!!
I have a 16.5 years old son at the age of 21 out of wed lock. by the time he was 3 i meet my husband and we married 2 years later. 6 months after marriage we started to try for more children and of course at first everyone pointed the finger at my husband because i already had one child and he had none. come to fine out that after i miscarried our first child that i had PCOS. today i have two wonder gifts from GOD 6.5 year old and 5 year old girls.
If you want more info please reply back to me there was a support group up at Hershey medical center years ago. however with the distance and having my family it was hard for me to go.
Good Luck and GOD BLESS!

Take a deep breath. It is all going to be okay…knowing is have the battle. I have sever PSOS and endometriosis, and I am the mother of two. We saw a reproductive specialist for 18 months before we had my daughter. They had me doing injectables with inseminations as well as being on the metformin. The metformin helps to control your hormone levels (testosterone as well as others). Then the fertility medicine will help increase your odds of getting more and better quality eggs. I would go see a fertility specialist sooner than later. Because of the PSOS you have decreased odds of getting pregnant, and the specialist can help give you better chances. By the way, after I had my daughter and breastfed her, I got my cycle once, and happened to get pregnant the first time with my son.
Good luck!

It really all depends upon the person, PCOS has very different degrees. I have it and was diagnosed at age 16. I have 4kids the last took sometime to conceive. It really depends upon your hormone levels. But it is not your fault. I would say that each one of my first 3 took a couple of months to conceive, my fourth took about 1.5yrs but we really weren't trying to conceive, just enjoying the moment! lol
I think it really depends upon the person. My last was conceived at 32. Weightloss is important though as that can really have an impact with your ability to conceive. I lost weight right before I got pregnant with my last 2. So I'm sure that this played an important roll.

Yes... you can still have kids with PCOS. I was diagnosed with PCOS at age 25 when I went off b/c to start trying. I had 3 periods and then nothing. I was diagnosed with PCOS. I was told I am an unusual case because I am was not overweight, not diabetic, and don't have excess facial hair, etc. associated with PCOS. Since we were trying to conceive the Dr put me on Metformin (the generic for Glucophage) which is NOT a fertility drug, but a diabetic drug. No, I am not diabetic, but it is a new form of treatment. Do some research and check with your Dr when the time comes. If he isn't aware of it you may want to switch Dr's. I worked up to 2000mg a day (over about a 4 month period) and then got my first period. I was so excited. The next month I found out I was pregnant. You CAN get pregnant and it CAN happen without fertility drugs!
Even better... after having my little girl my body kicked itself into gear and I didn't need any meds to keep me regular or to help me get pregnant the second time around! I am currently 29weeks along with #2.

I know of two people that have PCOS, and both have children. The first is one of my closest friends,who also has other medical issues, was told that she would not be able to have children so she and her husband were not practicing birth control. She started to see another specialist, who told her that she could become pregnant and that they were going to put her on the pill, but they needed to take a pregnancy test as a precaution. That is when she discovered she was going to have a baby!!! My second friend had been trying for years with her husband, but had no luck. She began the fertility treatments and a few months later she conceived. It may take a little time and patients, but I would not be discouraged just yet.

My friend runs the PCOS website on myspace. Just search PCOS, her name is Ashley - there are a ton of members with PCOS, all kinds of information for our area, and lots of support. Good luck!

Don't freak out. Stressing about it won't help any. I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was about 18 due to my cycles being very irregular. In my case things improved after being on birth control for a while. When I got married I stopped taking it and my cycle became much more regular. We got pregnant the first time we tried. I just tracked my period and ovulation for a while before we tried. You already have one child and you are still young, you have time! Good luck to you!

Hey A.,
Both of my cousins have PCOS and they both had a little difficulty at first getting pregnant, but in the end they both were able to get pregnant on their own. I know everyone is different, but I hope this helps give you some positive outlook for your future. Try not to stress or be too focused on having a baby, it will not help. I had a hard time getting pregnant for other reasons, and when I stopped stressing about it and just focused on other things, I got pregnant. Good Luck and be positive, at least you already have a healthy little girl.

I sent a message on your other post!

I have PCOS which in a lot of women causes them to be overwieght. I was lucky that I didn't have that BUT I never ovulated. I used BBT charting to confirm it. I HIGHLY recommend the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility. I took clomid & did IUI was got pregnant with my son who is almost 4. After a year of nursing him I starting ovulating on my own & we got pregnant with my daughter afer 4 months of trying without help from fertility drugs. I was on Metformin. That is commonly used to help with ovulation. I'd talk to your doctor about it.

Hi A.,

Please don't freak out. Doctors can scare you half to death sometimes, and it isn't always necessary. My son is almost 3 now, and when I got off the pill and started trying to get pregnant with him my doc told me it would be hard for me to get pregnant because I was 35, obese (weighed about 255 lbs. at the time) and I had PCOS. Well, to his great surprise, I got pregnant my first month off the pill! He called me his miracle case. I don't quite go that far, I just think that sometimes they get so caught up in a diagnosis that they forget that not all of us are the same. We've been trying to get pregnant again and it hasn't been as easy the second time around, but I do believe it is possible

Quitting smoking and working out are 2 very good things. I don't know how much you weigh, but working out can relieve stress, which can keep you from ovulating. If you have not tried those ovulation prediction kits, I hear they are good as well. We may try one of those if I don't get pregnant by summer (I'm still trying to lose my baby weight from the first pregnancy, which WILL help you get pregnant). PCOS is quite common, especially in overweight women. I have a number of friends with it, and most of them have kids as well. Just try to remember that weight loss is for YOU, and try not to get caught up in blaming yourself for not getting pregnant yet. I'm wrestling with this too, so if you want to send me a private message to talk more, please feel free to do so. Hang in there and good luck!

C.